Goal 13: Climate action

Asia

Heterogeneous wettability and radiative cooling for efficient deliquescent sorbents-based atmospheric water harvesting

Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 3, 18 May 2022

Efficiently harvesting potable water from atmosphere for arid regions.

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Water, Global

Water-Food-Carbon Nexus Related to the Producer-Consumer Link: A Review

Advances in Nutrition, Volume 13, 1 May 2022

The article emphasizes the critical need to address the water-food-carbon nexus for sustainable agriculture amidst water scarcity and climate change. Agricultural practices consume large water volumes and generate significant greenhouse gases (GHGs), with consumer food choices indirectly influencing these impacts. Regional dietary patterns further complicate sustainability efforts. The review highlights the importance of reducing water use and GHG emissions in agriculture, promoting plant-based diets for environmental and health benefits, and incorporating comprehensive footprint assessments and socio-hydrology in future research.

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Sustainable consumption and production; Climate Change; Health and wellbeing, Global

From human-centred to life-centred design: Considering environmental and ethical concerns in the design of interactive products

Journal of Responsible Technology,
Volume 10,
2022,
100032

Examination of the life-centred design approach, which provides a more holistic perspective to the production of interactive products by decentring humans. Article puts forward a practical framework for life-centred design, allowing for environmental and ethical concerns to be highlighted.

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications - Chapter 1: Introduction to plant fibers and their composites

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Madhu Puttegowda, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, Chapter 1 - Introduction to plant fibers and their composites, Editor(s): Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications, Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 1-24, ISBN 9780128245286, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824528-6.00006-0.

This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns

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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Global

Long-term exposure to wildfires and cancer incidence in Canada: a population-based observational cohort study

Area of forest burned in Canada from 1986 to 2015. Orange colour shows burned area.

This is an article on the impact of residential exposure to wildfires and the incidence of various cancers, in the context of SDGs 3, 13, and 15, focusing on the need to develop exposure metrics to better estimate the chronic population health burden attributable to environmental pollutants emitted during wildfires.

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Health and population, North America

Environmental management—International Standard ISO 14001:2015

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

ISO14001, an internationally accepted standard that defines the requirements for establishing, implementing and operating an environmental management system (EMS), was updated in 2015 to have a greater focus on leadership, the context in which a company operates, as well as how the company will demonstrate legal compliance. This article is related to SDG #13, Climate Action, and SDG #16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, as it demonstrates the important influence of a strong rule of law on managing the environmental impact of business.

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Legal practical guidance

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Rule of Law

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 2 - Cities Energy Transition

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, 2022, Pages 19-29

This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 7, and 11 by explaining how to promote the transition toward future cities models based on efficient resource consumption and effective implementation of neutral circular economy urban strategies.

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Energy; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 9 - Net-Zero Energy City Planning

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, 2022, Pages 141-194

This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 7, and 11 by presenting a set of parameters, operational strategies, and guidelines for a Net-Zero Energy City.

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Energy, Global

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 1: Cities Evolution

Miguel Amado, Francesca Poggi, Chapter 1 - Cities Evolution, Editor(s): Miguel Amado, Francesca Poggi, Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 1-17, ISBN 9780128242773, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824277-3.00002-5.

This chapter advances UN SDG goals 11, 13, and 7 by discussing the Smart City potential for contributing to the reduction of external dependence on fossil fuels and the promotion of renewable energy sources and the mitigation of environmental impacts and effects of climate change.

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